Is it one page per level, i.e. 1st level spell uses one page; 9th level spell uses 9 pages? Trying to work out the mechanics of how many books my mage may need.
That's a decent house rule, particularly given the wording for adding and copying spells in the 2014 rules. But by RAW there are no details given for this and the RAI is likely that it will all always fit into one single spellbook.
For 3.5e: "A spell takes up one page of the spellbook per spell level. Even a 0-level spell (cantrip) takes one page. A spellbook has one hundred pages."
A Spellbook is deliberately left vague, having a 100 pages to contain the level 1+ spells you know, so you never have to worry about that level of details. It could be 1 spell per page or even more for that matter for it will fit. #onesizefitall
A Spellbook is deliberately left vague, having a 100 pages to contain the level 1+ spells you know, so you never have to worry about that level of details. It could be 1 spell per page or even more for that matter for it will fit. #onesizefitall
For that matter, in 5e and 5.5, your spellbook doesn't even have to be an actual book, which is why they got fuzzy with those sorts of details
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Edoumiaond Willegume "Eddie" Podslee, Vegetanian scholar (College of Spirits bard) Lan Kidogo, mapach archaeologist and treasure hunter (Knowledge cleric) Peter "the Pied Piper" Hausler, human con artist/remover of vermin (Circle of the Shepherd druid) PIPA - Planar Interception/Protection Aeormaton, warforged bodyguard and ex-wizard hunter (Warrior of the Elements monk/Cartographer artificer) Xhekhetiel, halfling survivor of a Betrayer Gods cult (Runechild sorcerer/fighter)
As said above, all the rules say is that the book "contains the level 1+ spells you know". It doesn't specify page consumption anywhere. I'm not sure why they specify it has 100 pages. The explicit pages per spell rules are gone. (Too late for Vaarsuvius, though.)
A Spellbook is deliberately left vague, having a 100 pages to contain the level 1+ spells you know, so you never have to worry about that level of details. It could be 1 spell per page or even more for that matter for it will fit. #onesizefitall
For that matter, in 5e and 5.5, your spellbook doesn't even have to be an actual book, which is why they got fuzzy with those sorts of details
While your Spellbook can have any appearance, it's a unique book they say. It can vary wildly as long as it meets the spec.
For example, my Goblin Wizard's Spellbook was paintings on dozens of tiny animal skins on a bone ring. ( 3 lb. Tiny Object with 100 pages)
Spellbook. Your wizardly apprenticeship culminated in the creation of a unique book: your spellbook. It is a Tiny object that weighs 3 pounds, contains 100 pages, and can be read only by you or someone casting Identify. You determine the book’s appearance and materials, such as a gilt-edged tome or a collection of vellum bound with twine. The book contains the level 1+ spells you know.
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Is it one page per level, i.e. 1st level spell uses one page; 9th level spell uses 9 pages? Trying to work out the mechanics of how many books my mage may need.
That's a decent house rule, particularly given the wording for adding and copying spells in the 2014 rules. But by RAW there are no details given for this and the RAI is likely that it will all always fit into one single spellbook.
That detail is not explained in the rules, but there was something in AD&D 2e and 3e/3.5e though.
EDIT: ninja'd by up2ng!
rakhir06 if it helps you, for example in AD&D 2e: How Many Pages in a Spell Book?
For 3.5e: "A spell takes up one page of the spellbook per spell level. Even a 0-level spell (cantrip) takes one page. A spellbook has one hundred pages."
A Spellbook is deliberately left vague, having a 100 pages to contain the level 1+ spells you know, so you never have to worry about that level of details. It could be 1 spell per page or even more for that matter for it will fit. #onesizefitall
That's where I saw it. Thanks for the replies.
For that matter, in 5e and 5.5, your spellbook doesn't even have to be an actual book, which is why they got fuzzy with those sorts of details
Active characters:
Edoumiaond Willegume "Eddie" Podslee, Vegetanian scholar (College of Spirits bard)
Lan Kidogo, mapach archaeologist and treasure hunter (Knowledge cleric)
Peter "the Pied Piper" Hausler, human con artist/remover of vermin (Circle of the Shepherd druid)
PIPA - Planar Interception/Protection Aeormaton, warforged bodyguard and ex-wizard hunter (Warrior of the Elements monk/Cartographer artificer)
Xhekhetiel, halfling survivor of a Betrayer Gods cult (Runechild sorcerer/fighter)
Obligatory Order of the Stick
As said above, all the rules say is that the book "contains the level 1+ spells you know". It doesn't specify page consumption anywhere. I'm not sure why they specify it has 100 pages. The explicit pages per spell rules are gone. (Too late for Vaarsuvius, though.)
While your Spellbook can have any appearance, it's a unique book they say. It can vary wildly as long as it meets the spec.
For example, my Goblin Wizard's Spellbook was paintings on dozens of tiny animal skins on a bone ring. ( 3 lb. Tiny Object with 100 pages)